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also forbad
as in prohibited
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Recent Examples of forbade
Collecting the bodies For nearly three days, corpses littered the streets of Pine village, after villagers said fighters forbade them from collecting their dead, according to three of the locals CNN spoke to.
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
When his boss, the Archbishop of Vienna, forbade the wicked play The Marriage of Figaro to be composed as an opera, Mozart composed the comic opera anyway.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Some forbade any conversation between boys and girls that were not directly related to study.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Since army rules strictly forbade pets, Conroy smuggled Stubby aboard their transport ship, the SS Minnesota, hiding him in an overcoat.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Previously, team rules forbade players, coaches and other staffers from sporting beards unless they were maintained for religious reasons.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Army has eased its policies on soldiers’ appearances and struck down rules that forbade tattoos on the neck and hands; tattoos associated with gangs or extremist groups are still prohibited.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
For many years Red 3 was also used in cosmetics, but the FDA forbade its use in 1990 after research established the link to cancer.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
When his boss, the Archbishop of Vienna, forbade the wicked play The Marriage of Figaro to be composed as an opera, Mozart composed the comic opera anyway.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Some forbade any conversation between boys and girls that were not directly related to study.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Since army rules strictly forbade pets, Conroy smuggled Stubby aboard their transport ship, the SS Minnesota, hiding him in an overcoat.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Previously, team rules forbade players, coaches and other staffers from sporting beards unless they were maintained for religious reasons.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Army has eased its policies on soldiers’ appearances and struck down rules that forbade tattoos on the neck and hands; tattoos associated with gangs or extremist groups are still prohibited.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
For many years Red 3 was also used in cosmetics, but the FDA forbade its use in 1990 after research established the link to cancer.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbade
prohibited
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In that bill, lawmakers prohibited the commission from investigating anonymous complaints, despite the constitutional requirement for a confidential hotline for whistleblowers.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025
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Companies that prohibited gambling transactions in 2013 allow thousands of customers to make deposits and withdrawals from Michigan online casinos today.—
Christopher Gerlacher,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Forbade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbade. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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